Six Ways Hospitals Can Prepare for a Catastrophe

October 23, 2017

As Hurricane Harvey approached Texas, Rob Turner and Lucky Chopra avoided media reports. Instead, they studied data from NOAA, surf cams and weather buoys - and the bayou down the hill from their acute care hospital in east Houston.

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Baystate Health

Baystate Health is an integrated health care delivery system serving a population of nearly one million people in western Massachusetts. We are one of the largest health systems in New England with more than 12,000 employees, four hospitals, and over 80 medical practices. Baystate Medical Center has the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region, and the only neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate is the only regional campus of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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Ground Ambulance Services in the United States

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Currently, no federal law protects consumers against “surprise” bills from out-of-network ground ambulance providers. Some state and local governments regulate ground ambulance surprise billing practices.

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Today’s consumers expect personalized, convenient experiences. Several industries have adopted technologies to provide a seamless experience for their customers across multiple platforms.

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whitePaper | February 19, 2020

Technology investment is just part of revenue cycle management, and engaging patients in the financial side of their treatment will be a key theme at HIMSS20. It contains patient engagement in their medical bills, pricing transparency when choosing treatments and medications ,organizational integration of revenue cycle management, automation of prior authorization

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whitePaper | November 24, 2022

The 2015 ICER Policy Summit convened an influential group of evidence policy leaders from insurers, pharmacy benefit management firms.

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The Change Healthcare 2022 Revenue Cycle Denials Index

whitePaper | November 30, 2022

The Change Healthcare 2022 Revenue Cycle Denials Index is based on an internal analysis of 441 million hospital claim remits valued at $500 billion in total charges across more than 1,500 U.S. hospitals.

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7 Steps to Help Prevent Ransomware Attacks against Healthcare Delivery Organizations

whitePaper | November 17, 2021

Nearly every healthcare provider has been hit by ransomware, and the onslaught continues unabated, now affecting patient care with once-unimaginable patient-care consequences. This whitepaper, crafted with healthcare CISOs, details seven critical areas to defend or recover from ransomware attacks. Its pragmatic approach helps ensure business operations and patient care while giving risk teams the tools to manage third parties and other systems involved in business and clinical value chains.

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Baystate Health

Baystate Health is an integrated health care delivery system serving a population of nearly one million people in western Massachusetts. We are one of the largest health systems in New England with more than 12,000 employees, four hospitals, and over 80 medical practices. Baystate Medical Center has the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region, and the only neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate is the only regional campus of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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